CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Spring Lake

North Carolina · 7,524 residents · 23.6 sq mi

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Spring Lake is home to 7,524 people in North Carolina. 34% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 24.3, younger than the US median of 33.0. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $52,000. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 26%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 24.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,524

−7%vs 2000

vs 8,098 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

24.3

−7%vs 2000

vs 26.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

23.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 514.1%(1,062)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.6%(723)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(486)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(565)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2414.2%(1,068)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3423%(1,732)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.5%(869)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.8%(515)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 644.5%(341)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 741%(79)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840.8%(63)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(21)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,708

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,322 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,034

−37%vs 2000

vs $12,683 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.2%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,000

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$376

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $509 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

33.9%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 35.8% in 2000

66.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic29.5%(2,391)

Black50%(4,053)

Hispanic / Latino11.9%(963)

Asian3.5%(286)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic40.6%(3,055)

Black50.3%(3,787)

Hispanic / Latino7%(527)

Asian4.3%(324)

Other4.8%(358)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.1%(824)

Puerto Rican4.1%(477)

Central American3.2%(370)

Salvadoran1.7%(191)

South American1.3%(147)

Cuban0.9%(105)

Panamanian0.9%(103)

Dominican0.8%(88)

Colombian0.6%(69)

Guatemalan0.5%(54)

Peruvian0.3%(40)

Venezuelan0.3%(37)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Honduran0.2%(22)

Spaniard0.1%(9)

Ecuadorian0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino1.2%(141)

Chinese0.5%(56)

Korean0.3%(39)

Pakistani0.2%(19)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.5%(63)

Samoan0.4%(44)

Chamorro0.1%(8)

Ancestry

German13.2%(1,533)

Irish9.1%(1,051)

Italian6.4%(735)

English4%(465)

American3.4%(391)

West Indian3.3%(377)

Jamaican3.1%(353)

Subsaharan African1.4%(162)

Scottish1.1%(133)

Polish1%(120)

French0.6%(74)

Dutch0.6%(67)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.6%(64)

Nigerian0.5%(61)

Swedish0.5%(61)

Norwegian0.5%(55)

Brazilian0.3%(40)

French Canadian0.3%(31)

Somali0.2%(26)

Portuguese0.2%(24)

Greek0.2%(20)

Ukrainian0.2%(19)

Lithuanian0.1%(16)

Canadian0.1%(15)

Hungarian0.1%(14)

British0.1%(9)

Welsh0.1%(9)

Austrian0.1%(8)

Croatian0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Italian population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.2%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.3%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.1%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.5 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 13.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married42.7%(1,899)

Married50.6%(2,252)

Widowed1.5%(68)

Divorced5.2%(233)

Women 15+

Never married32.4%(1,452)

Married50.9%(2,277)

Widowed5.4%(240)

Divorced11.3%(508)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.1%

−5.4 ptssince 2013

from 14.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

23.7%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.9%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 6.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.9%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.7%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 27.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

7.0%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 5.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.9%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 67.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.2%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 37.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)55.1%(746)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.9%(337)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era14.5%(196)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.1%(15)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,353 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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